Uganda vs United States: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Uganda
0.0714 tonnes per person
in 2022
United States
0.0658 tonnes per person
in 2022
Uganda rank
50th
United States rank
52nd
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Uganda
- United States
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0714 tonnes per person against 0.0658 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.0056 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Uganda ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1021 tonnes per person | 0.7211 tonnes per person | 0.619 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 0.7783 tonnes per person | 0.682 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0982 tonnes per person | 0.5922 tonnes per person | 0.494 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 0.3808 tonnes per person | 0.2875 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0832 tonnes per person | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.1279 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.076 tonnes per person | 0.1031 tonnes per person | 0.027 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0725 tonnes per person | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Uganda or United States?
- Uganda, at 0.0714 tonnes per person against 0.0658 tonnes per person in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Uganda and United States?
- 0.0056 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Uganda and United States rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.